The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Sept. 9, 2024
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The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 69.1% of Americans were registered to vote for the 2022 midterms, the highest number in over two decades. To register the other 30%, National Voter Registration Day is September 17th, and organizers hope community groups will help.
Democracy reforms in pro-voter states like online voter registration and automatic registration at the DMV, have helped to raise the number of those registered. But Pew Research found in 2022 that 62% of unregistered voters had never been asked to register. Work is particularly among minority communities, where in 2022, 64.1% of Black voters were registered, 59.9% of Asian voters, and 57.8% of Hispanics.
National Voter Registration Day is a project sponsored by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, and the National Associations of Election Officials, State Election Directors, and Secretaries of State, and scores of state and national nonprofit, civic and corporate organizations.
The event is intended to drive unregistered citizens to local city & county election offices, or to voter registration drive locations like libraries, schools, food pantries and other key locations where allowed.
Organizations wishing to participate and help register their fellow Americans are encouraged to visit NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org, and we’ve linked it from AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
National Voter Registration Day – How to Get Involved in National Voter Registration Day
U.S. Census Bureau – 2022 Voting and Registration Data
Pew Research – Why Are Millions of Citizens Not Registered to Vote?
Pew Research – Voter Demographics
U.S. Census Bureau – Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2022
Groups Taking Action:
National Voter Registration Day, U.S. Election Assistance Organization, National Association of Election Officials, National Association of State Election Directors, National Association of Secretaries of State
Check Your Voter Registration:
- U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State
- USA Vote Foundation – Registration, Eligibility, State Election Office Links
- Vote.Gov – Register to Vote in Your State
- Vote.Org – Check Your Registration to Vote
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